Evening Star Newspaper, June 21, 1923, Page 1

. TAKES NEW COURSE WEATHER. Fair tonight and tomorrow; quite so warm. Temperature for twenty-four hours : Highest, 96. at 3 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 73, at 5 a.m. ended at 2 p.m. toda; today. Full report on page 13. not. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28 - @he Ente.ed as secor T No. 28905, nd-class miatter vost_office Washington, D, C. Foenin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Star. e WASHINGTON, D. C,- THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1923—FORTY-SIX PAGES. } 000 SAVE HOMES FROMETNAASLAVA | Huge Stream, Deviating Into| Side Road, Converts Val- ley Into Fiery Lake. * 100,000 STILL IN FLIGHT DOWN MOUNTAIN SLOPE| Relief Arriving for Stricken Area. American Red Cross Cables Aid Offer. By the Associated Press CATANIA. June 21.—Unless 1s a new and strong emission of lava | from Mount Etna, the town of Lin- guaglosea, which has been threatened for the last three days, is almost | certainly safe from destruction, say | official reports from the devastated reglon The huge stream of lava which had been advancing steadily toward the | town has' deviated into a side road and is flowing with accelerated ve- | ocity into a neighboring valley, | ich Is gradually becoming a veri- tabie lake of fire The few inhabltants remaining in| Linguaglossa. a town of about 30,000, | ascribe the diversion of the lava to | the town’'s patron saint. St. Egidio, | to whom prayers and gifts were fer- | vently offered throughout the recent | days of terror. there | Ashes Becloud A'tmosphere. The atmosphere for the volcano Is still dense with the ashes hurled skyward from the crater, which is completely hidden by a dense pall of smoke and cinders. Thunder- | ous explosions continue, and from all quarters are heard distressing tales of wild stampedes by the panic-stricken population. the de- struction of komes and heroic efforts | at rescue. The town now most endangered is Castigllone. ot 15,000 inhabitants, which is menaced by one of the lava | streams. Farther from the crater than Linguaglossa, Castiglione is also | lower on the mountain slope, down which the molten rock is advancing. | It Is a plcturesque town surrounded by nut trees, many of which are on fire. I A correspondent of the Associated ! Press today motored through part of | the desolated region. Near Catena | was a small hamlet entirely deserted, | except for a young priest, who wore €n his preast ribbons denoting deeds | of valor during the war. No other | soul was visible and the village ! seemed dead under its coating of | black dust. The priest pointea out a considerable pool of lava, hissing | and fuming in a depression of ground. i “That is Catena's gravevard.’ he said. “Now the dead are buried in scone.” The congestion caused by the auto- mioblles of tourists, curiosity scekers and amateur rellef workers in the af- | fected area became so great that| Prefect Perleoll and Gens. Strace and Liattaglia have issued orders that no car shall circulate in the district without permission. miles around Reliet Pouring In. Funds and offers of help have begun to pour in from all over the world. | Pope Pius and King Victor Emmanuel have each given 50,000 lire, an Italian ! mewspaper in New York has cabled 100,000 lire, and the various munici- | palities throughout Italy are sending ! contributions. A slight decrease in the intensi of the eruntion 1s resorted, while the ex- plosions within the crater were less | frequent. With the arrival solini in prospect, the peasants who Fave hourly been expecting the de- | struction of their homes by the lava | flow became more cheerful, for such is | the prestige of the premier that many | of the ignorant and superstitious peasants literally belleve that he will | on'y have to bring his will to bear on the volcano—FEtna is to them almost a llving person—for the eruption to | decrease, even to stop. | Will Go Through Vilinges. Not only have officlals in charge | of the rescue work made all prepara- | tions 1o receive Mussolini and ex- plain to him what has already hoen[ of Premier Mus- done to help those in distress, but the Bishop of Acireala plans to conduct| the premier through the villages| which have suffered most. ! The Sicilians _are also eagerl awaiting the arrival of the United| States cruiser Pittsburgh, believing | that the dispatching of the ship, with | Ambassador Child and Rear Admiral | Philip Andrews aboard, is an exyres-| sion of the sympathy of the Am*#-| can people. i | 100,000 IN FLIGHT. Mountain Sides Covered With' Fugitives from Etna. i G i Wireleas to The Star and Chicago Dails | - News. ' Copyright, 1023, & LINGUAGLOSSA (via Rome, June 21).—Refugees estimated to number about 100,000 are making their way from the devastated region around Mount Etna toward Catania, Taor- mina and other havens of presumed safety, to escape the terrible rivers of lava which,. 600 vards wide and twenty feet deep, are descending the mountain upon the most fertile region of Sicily and one of the most densely populated in the world. Streams of automobiles, lorries, car- cinges, gayly painted Sicilian carts drawn by donkeys, men and women are blocking the road, making trans- portation almost impossible. The | night Is fantastic with millions of | sparks in the air shaken by the great | roaring and belching of the mountain. Ashes and tiny stones fall in gray. masses over the waste area. Last night an enormous crowd bivouvacked along the edge of the zone of fire. The people were generally calm and re- signed to the situation. 2 Sees Station Destroyed. Last night at 9 o'clock the writer witnessed the disappearance beneath the awful, petrifying river of thel statiom’ of Cerro on the railroad run- ning around Aetna. Before the fire reached the buildings they took fire from the immense heat. This stream has divided into three One is advancing on Pas- sbranche | the British liner Berengaria and other | French | situation i thus presented when it arose. i seized, | the fleet of twenty rum runners of: thrown down tomorrow when the Ber- OFFICIALS DECIDE TOSEIZELIQUOR ON LINER BERENGARIA Decision Reached by Govern- ment Is Tentative and May Be Changed. INTENTION IS TO BRING TEST CASE IN COURTS l Effort Made to Handle Situation in Conciliatory Fashion to Avoid Offense. ! Decision to scize liquor stores aboard coun- was foreign vessels arriving in this try within the next few d reached at a conference of government offictals here today. However, it was in- ated that this decision was of a tentative nature and might be changed at the last minute. This decision was the result of a conference today of Treasury Depart- i ment officials over the situation re- ported to the State Department, in which it was said several British and were headed for | liquor steres under The intention of the foreign lines, it was understood, was to get through the dry lines thrown around this country and make a test case, or several of them, to | try out the ship liquor ban. i Officials recognize that a serious obtained and there was a disposition to handle the matter in as conciliatory a fashion as possible under the law in order to avold of- fense to foreign powers, but at the same time to carry out American law Prior to these deliberations Secre- tary Mellon declared there was doubt of the general right to s contraband within American waters Lut added that the question whether an agent of the American govern- ment dared destroy a foreign goverr ment seal presented a grave problem. He expressed a hope “to find out just what we can do” immediately. H Informed that the British liner| Berengaria, due In New York tomor-| row or Saturday, was bringing a seal- ed store of liquor, the Secretary mere- Iy replied that the Treasury expected | i0 be able to deal with the situation, vessels with seal. America government ! Mr. Mellon began his conferences on the subject by calling to his office| Assistant Secretary Moss, of prohibition enforcement; Commis- | sioner Blair of the internal revenue | bureau, and J. J. Britt, counsel for the prohibition unit. COURSE IS UNDISCLOSED. in_charge | to| New York Officials Refuse i Divulge Steps t> Be Taken. DBy the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK. June 21.—FPlans of the customs authorities for meeting the challenge by the Cunard line of the Treasury Department's ship liquor ruling by bringing in on the Beren- garia tomorrow, under governmental scal, liquor for use on the return trip ere concealed bekind a close-drawn curtain of silence today. > GERMANS ATTACK | mans have attacked a Belgian cyclist! junoccupied territory | road centers, causing strikes involv- BELGIANS IN RUHR Cyclist Detachment Fired On| Near Dorsten—Food Situa- tion More Serious. By the Assoclated Proes. AIX-LA-CHAPELLE. June 21.—G detachment at Siskingmuehlen, near Dorsten, in the occupled territory, ac- cording to advices received here. It is stated that the attacking party used firearms, but details as to the outcome are lacking. FOOD RESERVES LOWER. Supplies in Ruhr Being Rapidly Exhausted. By the Associated Pres ESSEN, June 21.—Reserves of food supplies held by the various indus- trial co-operative organizations in the Ruhr valley are rapldly being ex- hausted, according to German sources. This is due to the collapse of the rail- road transportation of foodstuffs from because of the presence of allied troops in the rail- ing the of| work by complete abandonment the German trainmen. Shortage of Gasoline. The German authorities, who for several days have been transporting Collector Elting was officially “out” to callers. Assistant Collector Stuart was reported in an important confer- ence and was believed to be in touch | with Washington. A high official, | who refused to be quoted. sald his' idea was that the liquor should be | but that “nobody could tell | what would happen next in the pro- | hibition mix‘up.” it “In my opinfon,” said this Om(‘ial.: “the only proper thing to do is search | the Berengaria and seize any liquor| found aboard not required for medical purposes. “I do not know, however, whether the State Department has taken offi- cial cognizance of the situation and | recommended some other course In | the interests of international comity. | | i I i I “Personally I do not see that the question of international comity cuts much figure. It seems to me that a much better place to consider inter- national comity is in connection with foreign registry which are permitted to hover off the American coast ald- ing in the breaking of the laws of the country and constituting a menace to navigation.” t ISSUE NEARS SHOWDOWN. By the Associated Press. SOUTHAMPTON. June 21.—The Cu- nard liner Berengaria, which sailed for New York last Saturday, carried sufficient alcoholic liquors for her re- | turn voyage under the same kind of lock and seal as that employed by the White Star liner Olympic, which sailed yesterday, it was learned to- day. A showdown over the question whether British ships can satisfy the thirst of their passengers on their trips from dry America to wet Eng- land therefore seems likely to come sooner than had been expected. The first challenge will probably be! engaria is due to pass the Statue of Liberty. | bite. food by lorries and automobile trucks | to the points where provisions were needed, say the situation is seriously aggravated by a shortage of gasoline. The Germans claim they are recelv- ing less than half the normal food supplies necessary to feed the work- men and the remaining civilian popu- lation of the Ruhr. Essen. Dortmund, Bochum and Gelgenkirchen citles of from 200,000 to 500,000 population, have been re- ceiving their food supplies for the past few days cntirely by automo- The Essen municlpal author- | ities say the city has been absolutely without milk for two days. while Dortmund_reports failure lo receive milk for five days. 256 Cars Cross Frontlers. On the other hand, the French au- thorities declare that 256 cars of food- stuffs crossed the frontiers of the oc- cupied Rubr territory yesterday and had more cars appeared at the border the French would have given all pos- sible assistance to speed them on to their destinations. | supply _of _the ELKTON, MD., ASKS AID AS FIRE SWEEPS TOWN Six Buildings Already Destroyed, With Flames Raging Beyond Control. By the Assoclated Pres ELKTON, Md., June 21.—Fire which started in the American Store Com- pany at 11 a.m. was reported beyond control at 1 o'clock. Six bulldings had been destroyed by noon. Nearby towns were appealed to for ald in fighting the flames. Tomorrow First Summer Day; Also Longest of Entire Year| Summer will begin at 6:03 am. to-| morrow, the longest day of the year, Just a few seconds longer than today, according to the experts at the naval cbservatory. Summer will continue until p.m. September 23. ‘The “longest day of the year” va- 9:04 that June 21 is the “longest day. That is what the Naval Observa- tory experts say, and they know, be- cause they figure this thing out every year. Today the sun rose at 4:42 a.m. and will set at 7:36 pm. Tomorrow—the longest day—the sun will arise at 4:43 a.m. and set at 7:37 p.m. Got you there!" says the June 21 believer. “Tomorrow it rises a min- oplesciaro_village. During the night| ute Jater and sets & minute later. so B oMoast on Prge 3o Colimaka~Sh R it dongar Chan Sodast d { invariable factor | ternational Judge Justifies Girl in Breaking Miss h Dean was fully justi- fied in smashing a window glass in a room of the house of deten- tion and it would have been all right it she had “kicked out one side of the bullding.” Judge Rob- ert Hardison declared. in dismiks- ing the case of M!ss Dean in Po- lice Court toda The young woman was charged with destroy- ing property of the Distrlct of Columbta. Evidence submitted showed Miss Dean was an inmate of the house of detention on the night of June 5 for some minor offense and when her efforts to secure services of a physiclan proved futile she be- came delirious and attempted to attract attention by breaking the window glass of her room GREENWOOD NAMED CIVITAN PRESIDENT Heads International Body. Member of Washington Organization. By unanimous vote, amid tumuitu- cheering, Ernest Greenwood of the Washington Civitan Club and first vice president of International Civitan, was elected president of the International Assoclation of Civitan Clubs for the closing session of the third annual convention of the organization at Wardman Park Hotel today. There ‘was no opposition. Miami, Fla, was selected the place for the convention next year. Following this announcement Civi- tans from the Miami Club paraded about the hall, dressed in costumes. Dayton, Ohlo, was the only other city proposed. Mr. Greenwood's name was pre- sented by Jullus V. Boeéhn of the ! Atlanta Civitan Club and seconded by Dr. C. W. Shropshire of Birmingham, Ala,, founder of international Civitan. On Board of Education. Mr. Greenwood is the representa- tive In the United States of the in- labor office, which came into being as part of the treaty of Versailles. Aside from being an in- defatiguabie worker for International Civitan, the newly elected official has been prominently identified in local civic matters for the past few years and has just been appointed to the board of education of the District of Columbla. He Is a native of Titus- ville, Pa. Other officers -chosen -to service for the year 1823-24 were: W. H. Ran- kin of New York city, firat vice pres- ident; Jelks Cabaniss, Birmingham, Ala., ‘second vice president; C. Mel- vin Frank, Columbus. Ohfo, third vice president, and Claude L. Hagen of the Birmingham Club, treasurer. The three international trustees chosen to serve three years each were O. B. Andrews, outgoing president, elected automatically; Stockton Broome, Jacksonville, Fla.. and Dr. E. M. Larson, Great Falls, Mont. There were flve contestants. Plan Stunt Night. Following the opening of the con- vention by President Andrews and prayer by Rev. W. C. Timmons of St. Louls, Representative Lamar Jef- fers of Alabama, urged a hundred per cent attendance at the ceremonies held at tho tomb of the unknown soldler at Arlington later. Represent- ative Jeffers was the principal speak- er at the exercises. An_invitation from the Baltimore But that is just the point—it is & bit longer, just a bit. Just a few seconds, according to the experts, & few seconds which are not computed. Summer last year began at about midnight. June 22. In 1924 it will be- gin at noon, June 21, which also will be. the longest day of the year. The ‘man on the street,” with his implicit fale In the date, June 21, is right part | rtes, although it 1s'generally believed4of the time. ‘The length of the year is the rea- son why the “longest day” fluctuate The year 365% days long, but leap Yyear causes complications. So the trouble aris summer to summer is same—366% day: since from Iways just the It is due to this orking in the vari- able medium that the scientists have to figare out the beginning of summer each year, and why sometimes it comes on June 21 and sometimres on June 22. ‘Today is still apring, seems like summer, - even if it (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) ensuing year at thej BELIEVE LEVIATHAN Window of Cell |J[L| NIAKE RECORD, | Ocean Speed Mark Expected as Ship Makes Fast Time South. BY GEORGE C. DRIGG Wireless 0 The Star and Chicago Daily Ne®s. Copyright, 1923, ON BOARD . S. LEVIATHAN, June 21.—Officers of the Leviathan were confildent that the great v el would bring the ocean speed record to the United States as a result of the twen- ty-seven-hour maximum speed test which began at noon today. The speed of the vessel has been raised steadi with no indication of strain- |ing ®so far. As a result of discussions on board, |it has been revealed that merchant ! marine advocates may urge the swap- Iping of the former transports Aga- |memnon and Mount Vernon, war Iprizes, fot the sister ship of the |steamshlp Homeric, now under | construction in Germany. This sug- gestion was the result of enthusi- asm over the performance of the Leviathan so far. The object of the |trade or the purchase of Germany's unfinished liner would be to provide a companion ship to the Leviathan By and place two blg liners flying the| American flag on regular fortnightly ! sallings. Two prominent men who had much to do with the entry of the United States into the business of operating | merchant ships agreed, in conversa- tion with the writer, that such a plan was on foot. The project, they said, was influenced by the fact that the Leviathan alone, although both splen- did and speedy, as the tests are show- ing. is facing unequal competition as a result of the frequent sailings of the big British liners. The cost of recondifioning the Aga- almost prohibitive under present prices for labor and materials, and it anxlous to acquire several ships of the Agamemnon iype rather than a | able commercially to recondition them. WILL TURN HOME SOON. | Liner to Start Back Early Tomor- row Morning. By the Associated Prese. | ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP LEVIATHAN, June 21—Uncle Sam's guests on board the Leviathan break { fasted today some distance due east { of Wilmington, N. C., after a night's !run, which was satisfactory in every way to the passengers and officers of the giant liner. The vessel probably will around for the homeward vovage at 4 o'clock tomorrow morning when it 1s expected the Island of Abaca, “the hole in the wall” of the Bahamas will be reached The Leviathan “is sure to be the smoothest thing afloat,” It was de- clared last night by Capt. Herbert Hartley after the big liner had been steaming along on her trial trip to West Indian waters for more than twenty-four hours. Capt. Hartley. interviewed by new. paper men aboard the Leviathan, has {answeral all questions frankly. To- night he disclosed the fact that the }ship has an uninvited mascot In_the form of a black cat, which turned up on deck .today. The creature slipped by the guards after the Leviathan salled from Boston, and was twice put oft by the superstitious seamen. Cast- ing superstition to the sea breezes, the crew has named the cat “Levi” (the doughboys’ name for the Leviathan) and it has been accepted as a good omen. Asked whether any more “stow- aways” were aboard, Capt. Hartle: said he figured there were “about 500. This_reference to the guests, invited by Chairman Albert A. Lasker of the Shipping Board, brought laughter from the captin’s listeners. Central High’s Largest Graduating Class An'" Exclusive This Group of In the Rotogravure Section of Photograph of 470 Graduates | Next Sunday’s Star - -Order-your copy, from newsdeeler today. - - memnon and Mount Vernon would be | was pointed out that Germany was| few of larger tonnage, and was better | turn | Many Prostrations By the Associated Press. fl CHICAGO, June 21.—No break In the | heat wave which has held Chicago | and vicinity in its grasp since Mon- day, was seen in weather forcasts| today. Seventeen persons have died | in Chicago since Monday from heat | prostration. The temperature yester- | day climbed to 90 degrees, one de- | gree cooler than the maximum for | |the week. | COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 21.—The| |death toll of the heat wave which | has held Ohlo in its grip since Mon- | day today stood at twenty-two. Continuation of the scorching weather for the remainder of the! Week is predicted by government weather bureau officials. Of the twenty-two victims, deaths were either directly or in-| directly caused by the torrid wave, eight were victims of heat prostra- |tions, eleven were drowned, two com- | mitted sulcide and one was killed by | lightning. Temperature whose | high as ninety ST. LOUIS PREPARES GALA WELCOME FOR PRESIDENT'S PARTY ‘{Mr. Harding to Make First | Speech of Long Trip in Mound City Tonight. By the Associated Press | ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 21.—A salute of twenty-one guns by a detachment of artillerymen from Jefferson bar- | racks will greet President Harding {upon his arrival here late today, the { | first scheduled stop of his projected 115,000-mile tour. | Gov. Arthur Hyde of Missouri, Mrs. Hyde, the governor's staff of colonels jand other state officials, with a huge local committee of several hundred! business and professional men, will | welcome the President. Upon invita- tion of Mr. Harding, the governor and tis wife will accompany the presiden- {tial party on its trip across Missouri { to Kansas City | The city is in gala attire for the I visit of the President. Thousands of | persons, including many members of ! Rotary International, which is in ses- | sion here, are expected to pack the | Coliseum 'to hear the chlef executive | epeak. | PRESIDENT RELAXES. | Recovering from Rush of Last Few i Days to Clear Desk. | By the Associated Press. | ! "ON BOARD PRESIDENT HAR- | DING'S SPECIAL TRAIN, PARKERS- |BURG, W. Va. June 21.—President Harding spent a few hours with home folks today as the special train car- rying him to the west coast crossed | Ohio and then through Indiana and Illinols, en route to St. Louis, where the Chief Executive tonight will de- liver his first formal address. | The presidential trah entered Ohio | | in the early morning hours after tra- i versing a portion of Maryland and| ! West Virginia, completing about 350 | I mites of the 15,000 miles to the Pacific | | Coast, Alaska, Panama and Porto | Riest My Harding clearly indicated | that he was glad to be back in his | native state, even though only for a v hours. o he “Complete relaxation observed by the President since his departure yesterday from Washington already Appears to have had a beneficial ef- fect. Both he and Mrs. "fll’d\ng‘ told members of their party that thev had thoroughly enjoyed the trip thus far, and they planned to get as much | rest as possible before arriving in St. Louis late in the day for a busy cight-hour stop. Greets Cheering Crowds. The plan to rest, however, did not | prevent them from continuing to ap- pear on the observation platform of ! their car whenever the train came to |2 halt and to greet those who gath- | ered at every point. It became more and more apparent that the presiden- tial party's supply of candy, intend- ed to last during the trip west, soon would be exhausted. Mrs. Harding Ecnerously distributed sweet gifts Wherever ~ children appeared within | each and usually emptied the Pres- | ident's " pockets betore satlstying increasing demands. : e ans for the visit to St Louls as announced on board the train | early today provide that upon arrival there the President and his party will be met by a reception committee of 250 and be escorted first to the Coliseum, where he will greet the International Conventlon of Rotary Clubs. From there the President will o to the City Club bullding to par- Sicipate in ceremonies incident . to the laying of a corner stone. Later (he Presiient will hold a publio re- ception at a downtown hotel and after a private dinner will go to the Coliseum to deliver his first pre- pared address, speaking on the world | Pourt. At the conclusion of his ad- dress he will be taken by Gov. Arthur i Hyde and city officials to an open afr municipal theater in Forest Park | %o witness the last act of a light opera. Shortly before midnight the party will board the train for Kan- sas City. Speaks at Grafton. ident made his first real T D earms address last night at W. Va. He recalled that ho ken in the city in 1920 and “We have been through some & vicissitudes since then, but I have entered upon more fortunate conditions. I hope they 276 ‘more fortunate .for you. Our, Political amiiations, after all, do not Fiake so much difterence. What we want is a fortunate country with happiness and_prosperity for every- body in the United States. That I know {s a wholesome and perfectly thought. Ve have had a very interesting | put_exceedingly warm day and are (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) | | Grafton, {had spo! added: varyini think we HEAT KILLS 56 IN CITIES; RELIEF IN D. C. TOMORROW General Over Eastern Sections—Schools Forced to Close—~Pavement Explodes. | was ! have been averted if the firm had had —_— every city bl “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star's carrier system covers tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. | ock and the regular =di- Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 91 { 015 TWO CENTS—.- Reported in Wave two prevailed in many sections of the state yesterday. Concrete pavement cast Fre- mont, expanding under the heat, “‘ex- ploded” just as an automobile, driven by Leo Jeffrey of North Adams, Mich., passing. The machine was ditched and damaged, but Jeffrey escaped serious injury. BOSTON, June 21.—Three deaths, believed to be directly attributable to the excessive heat, and numerous prostrations in various parts of castern Massachusetts, resulted from the second day of the present heat wave. The mercury reached a maxi- mum of 95.6 degrees, compared with 96 for yesterday. PHILADELPHIA, June 21.—All public echools in Philadelphia were closed for the day at noon because of the continued intense heat that has enveloped this section for several days. At noon today the temperature (Continued on Page WALL STREET RENT BY SUSPENSION AND FAILURE OF FIRMS CurbMember Ousted, Another Expelled; Big Legal Blow , Expected Today. | of Ty the Associated Press. i NEW YORK., June 21.—The first de- velopment in Wall street today was Fuspension for a year by the New York Curb Market of one member and expulsion of another. { Benjamin Alexander was the mem- | Ler expelled. A. B. Morley of A. B.| Moriey & Company was suspended. | Alexander was expelled for “an act inconsistent with the curb’s princi-| ples of trading.” Morley was suspended for “an act detrimental 10 the best interests of the exchange Adexander ‘was connected with the house of J. Schneck. Wall street was walting today for the explosion of another bomb, per- haps several of them. Injunctions Looked Fo» | The chief explosive, however, was | expected when Deputy Attorney Gen- | eral John J. Dwyer has carried out his | announced intention of asking in- junctions compeling many stock brokers who have been under in- vestigation to shut up shop for al- leged fraudulent practices. Mr. Dwyer refused to tell the names of the brokers he has under investi- gation or the number that might be hit. In ant i | | i 1 | pation of this event and| | the results expected to follow, Wall| Street had shoved Into the back-| ground the events of yesterday. First, there was the failure of the | New York Stock Exchange firm of Zimmermann & Forshay, one of the oldest financial houses in the district. Fallure of the firm caused a bad break In the market, more than 80 per cent of the most popular shares hitting the downward path, with losses of from 2 to 6 points. Could Have Been Averted. Seymour L. Cromwell, president of | the exchange, said the failure could| more time to negotiate a loan on its frozen credits and thus meet a run ot creditors. The company's slow assets were said to include a claim of more than $1,000.000 against the alien property custodian for funds seized during the war. The firm announced its liabilities at approximately $7,000,000 and assets at $9,000,000. Negotiations for loans from banks on these assets failed to materialize, however, and Gordon Auchinloss was appointed receiver in $50,000 bond. J. P. Morgan & Co. was among the first approached in efforts to negotiate a loan, but Thomas Cochrane, a member, sald when the call for help came it was decided It (Continued on Page 2, Column 2,) 10/BURN TO DEATH INTENEMENT BLAZE Nine Negroes and One White Man Killed; Thirty Others Injured in Fire-Trap. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 21.—Ten persons, nine of them negroes and one an un- identified white man, were burned to death, and about thirty negroes were injured when fire early today swept through a three-story tene- ment, containing twenty-four flats, | occupled by nearly 160 tenants, at 224 and Federal streets, on the South Side. The buflding was virtually a fire trap, according to firemen who, with police, erscued a half hundred of the tenants, while the panic-stricken leaped from windows and a fire es- cape which failed to swing down. Four of the bodles were identified those of negresses, but the othe S| remained unidentified. Joseph Smith, a furniture dealer in_the bullding, was taken Into cus- tody for questioning, and admitted, | according to the police, that he had operated a still in the basement, and had left & gas jet burning. He said the, gas flame was about four inches from the plaster celling,. under the front stairs ¥ 5 |the midst of a severe hot spell, con- | of water in Sligo, but, THOUSANDS SUFFER AS 2 WATER MAINS BREAK IN SUBURBS ‘Chevy Chase, Bradley Lane, Friendship, Edgemoor and Kensington Hard Hit. SOME HOMES ENTIRELY CUT OFF BY ACCIDENTS Householders Draining Tanks and Heating Plants for Drinking Water in Heat Wave. With two mains in Montgomers county broken, scores of residents of Maryland suburbs just across the Dis- trict line are either entirely without water tod: or with a weak flow that Will not reach the second floors of the hous The most serious trouble is In the main terra cotta feed pipe which transmits the water from Sligo creek at a point near Silver Spring to the fiter plant at Park by gravity, Takoma Terra Cotta Line Gives Was. A section of t terra cotta lina rear the filter plant developed leak- ing joints Monday and gradually in- creased until the Washington Sub- urban Sanitary Commission, which controls Montgomery county water, decided to replace it Immediately with cast-iron pipe. T. Howard Duckett, the commission, stated workmen are rushing ment of the leaky promised that the norma! flow of water would be restored tonight. The second break occurred Some- time yesterday in a main on the road to Kensington, about a mile bevond Chevy Chase. Officials of the com- mission explained, however, that is less serious than the trouble at Takoma chairman of today that the replace- section and he Chevy Chase Cut of. The territory served by the Takoma filtration plant includes Friendship, Edgmoor, Kensington and a number of other towns, but indications today were that Chevy Chase, Md., and ths Bradley lane section were the seriously affected. With this part most of the country in Sumers suffered. Some residents said they had no water even in the cellar pipes Others had a small flow as far as the first floor. but the large majority complained of the lack of water on the second floors, where the baths are located. Using Water in Tanks. Reslidents of the Chevy Chase, Md., section are drawing the water from their hot-water heating plants as cautiously as it they were drawing money from bank, and using it for washing dishes and other housebold requiremen Chairman Duckett of the sanitary commission stated today that there is absolutely no shortage in the Sligo creek supply, a suspiclon that arose in some minds when the pressure began to dwindle in the faucets. Mr. Duckett said there Is plenty with the main feed pine from the créek to the fllter plant undergoing repair, water can- not be transmitted. Amiliary Pumps Inadequate. He sald the Chevy Chase territory has been able to get some water from small auxillary pumps, but they are not adequate to meet the demand A movement has been under way for & number of years to connect Chevy Chase, Md. With the District | of Columbia water system at the Dis- trict line, but the District itself has been operating too close to the safe capacity of its conduit since the war to_spare any water for Maryland, District water could be run into Chevy Chase. Md., by making a com- paratively short pipe extension, but the water that would flow into that area would have to come from the District’s third-high pumping service, When the new eight-miliion-dollar conduit from Great Falls to Wash- ington, mow under construction, is compléted the District's supply will be doubled. At that time the na- tional capital will be able to sell water to Maryland, but hardly be- fore. D. C. Uses 73,000,000 Gallons. The heat wave cavsed Washing- ton’s water cecnsumption to rise yves terday past the 73,000.000-galion mark, but no trouble occurred in the District. Tuesday night, however, a large main in front of the local pumping station sprung a leak, which great- ly reduced the flow of water in Lirookland homes for several hours. Washington householders are re- minded that beginairg July 1, the regulation goes into effect prohibit- ing householders from watcring the sidewalks. Lawns may be watered Letween the hours of 5 and § o'clock, worning or evening. CANDLER AND BRIDE HONEYMOON HERE Millionaire Is Displeased at Linking of Marriage With Heart Balm Suit. Asa G. Candler, sr, Atlanta mil- lionaire, arrived here today at noon with his bride of yesterday and regis- tered at the Willard, where, he re- fused to be interviewed by news- paper men. Mr. Candler told the Associated Press, however, that he had nothing to say on any subject, except to ex- press displeasure at the linking in press reports of his marriage with a | breach of promise and slander suit brought against him by his former flancee, Mrs. Onezima "de Bouchel, which he characterized as “an un- fortunate” affair. Mr. Candler said that after two or three days in Washington they would Journey, to New York, and would re- turn to'Atlanta within a few days.